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Make and use an e-photo
An e-photo is required for official documents. Explanations on how to make and use it on the internet.
Apply for French nationality
Apply for naturalization by decree to become a French citizen.
Create a personal account on the Étrangers en France website (ANEF)
By creating a personal account, you can complete your procedures online (residence permit, naturalization, etc.)
Getting your residence permit
How to apply for and retrieve the definitive residence permit.
Request a travel document
Request a travel document for foreigners (TVR, TIV, VAT) to travel outside France
Renew your residence permit
Apply for a new residence permit on the Étrangers en France (ANEF) website when your card expires.
Official certification of your level of French
Obtain proof of your level of French (DELF, DALF, DILF, TCF, FET...)
Applying for a DCEM (travel document for foreign minors)
Apply for a circulation document for a foreign minor on the website Étrangers en France (ANEF).
Obtain temporary protection
Requirements andsteps to obtain temporary protection in France
Obtain an official translation of a document
Find out how to find a certified translator in your language near you and how to contact them.
Declaring a change of situation on Étrangers en France (ANEF)
Declare on the ANEF website your new address, the loss or theft of your residence permit, ...
Buy a tax stamp
Find out how to buy a tax stamp, necessary for obtaining some official documents.
Asking for a birth certificate
Official document given by OFPRA proving the date and place of birth.
Retrieve the documents sent to OFPRA
In what situations and how to request your original documents from OFPRA
Waiving refugee status
You can renounce your refugee status by contacting the Ofpra.
The Republican Integration Contract
Understand everything about the Republican Integration Contract (CIR).
Fill in the family reference form
Understand how to properly write the information in the family reference sheet (FFR) requested by the Ofpra
Finding out if Ofpra has processed my civil status
You can call Ofpra to find out what stage has been reached in the production of your civil status certificate.
Get social support
Help for LGBTQI+ foreigners: social rights, housing, sexual and mental health, professional integration
Use a notebook to take care of your paperwork
Mon Récap, a free notebook to organize your administrative and professional procedures
Get global support
Support for refugees according to their needs: housing, work, rights, etc.
Get help with administrative procedures
Individual appointment for residence permit, CAF, France Travail, receipt, Vitale card, housing application
Have a domiciliation
A domiciliation allows you to have an address to receive your mail
Be accompanied in your procedures
Have comprehensive support on access to employment, health, housing and rights.
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Requesting a customary certificate for marriage or civil partnership
If you are a refugee, you no longer need to provide a certificate of custom to get married in France
Register and request assistance from CAF
CAF provides financial assistance in different life situations. Find out how to register and apply.
Apply for the RSA
What is Active Solidarity Income? Who can receive this financial assistance? How to do?
Make an appointment with a social worker
A social worker can advise you and help you with your procedures.
Declare and pay your income taxes
When and how to declare income, pay taxes, and receive a tax notice.
Travel to your country of origin
Find out how to obtain a "safe conduct" document allowing you to travel to your country of origin.
Applying for child benefit
If you have two children (or more), you can apply for financial assistance from the CAF (family allowance).
Make your quarterly declaration to the CAF
Method and advice for declaring your resources every 3 months to the CAF.
